Conflict management between and within teams for trusting relationships and performance in China |
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| Authors: | Paul S Hempel Zhi‐Xue Zhang Dean Tjosvold |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Management, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong;2. Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing, China;3. Department of Management, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Trusting relationships are increasingly considered vital for making teams productive. We propose that cooperative management of conflict can help team members to be convinced that their teammates are trustworthy. Results from 102 organizations in China support the theorizing that how teams to manage conflict with each other affects within‐team conflict management. Specifically, cooperative conflict between teams helps teams to manage their internal conflicts cooperatively that strengthens trust that in turn facilitates team performance. Results provide support for managing conflict cooperatively as a foundation for trusting, productive relationships in China as well as in the West. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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